School age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 39.73 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend is 39.73 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 60.04 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.43 million number, in 1973.
That places Late-demographic dividend 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.44 million number | — |
| 1971 | 32.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 32.47 million number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 32.43 million number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 32.90 million number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 33.90 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 34.96 million number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 35.08 million number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 44.82 million number | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 47.01 million number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 48.52 million number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 50.21 million number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 52.07 million number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 53.88 million number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 55.45 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 56.56 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 57.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.91 million number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 56.32 million number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 56.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 55.28 million number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 53.97 million number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 52.19 million number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 50.46 million number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 49.03 million number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 48.07 million number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 47.80 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 47.91 million number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 48.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.91 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 51.90 million number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 54.04 million number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 56.82 million number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 59.18 million number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 60.04 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.71 million number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 55.68 million number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 52.35 million number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 49.27 million number | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 46.76 million number | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 45.28 million number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 44.54 million number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 43.75 million number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 42.87 million number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 42.16 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.54 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 40.89 million number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 40.00 million number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 39.73 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.87 million number | 32.43 million number | 47.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.31 million number | 48.52 million number | 57.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.23 million number | 47.80 million number | 55.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.81 million number | 49.27 million number | 60.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.75 million number | 39.73 million number | 46.76 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend was 39.73 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 60.04 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.43 million number in 1973.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.